Tuesday 1 October 2019

Jock Palfreeman to learn fate on Monday as parole sparks protests in Bulgaria

Judges ‘vilified’ as release of Australian found guilty of murder divides legal system

Jock Palfreeman is likely to learn on Monday whether he will be free to leave Bulgaria after serving almost 11 years in prison for murder, a crime the Australian says was committed in self-defence.

Bulgaria’s highest court was scheduled to hear an appeal against his parole – granted last month – on 23 October but, amid a rising tide of populist protest over the decision to release him, it has brought forward the hearing to 7 October.

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